Where is everyone #5

Well I don't know about all that, but thanks lol .

 

You’re driving down a city street. Cars parked on both sides of the street. Posted speed limit is 35 MPH. There is a playground and children playing. How fast would you go?

A religious person is guided by law. A spiritual person is guided by principle. In the trucking world, our bible is that green and white regs book with the law written in. When securing a load, are you guided by the law or are you guided by some unseen principle?

(trying not to write a book, but I am trying to keep my post count down too)

Some times, you will see people argue and debate the laws. You do not debate principles. You will see me say to a young Man, “if you carry yourself as a Man, THEY (Men) will give you the respect of a Man. If a guy cannot give you the respect of a Man, it is because he is not a Man.” That’s an unwritten principle.
If you accept a job, you are obligated by principle to bring your A Game. You will see others debate about the pay. Irrelevant. If you agreed to play, bring that A Game or don’t play. The name on the door is irrelevant.

Anyway when you read posts on this thread, look for principles...it says volumes about the person.

 

I used to think I was cool...until I met @Ruthless.

 

@stwik and you other younger hands steering and gearing these Rigs......
Probably should keep my mouth shut since you have heard it many times already. If I had $.25 for every time I jumped off a flatbed, I would need a couple wheelbarrows to pack it in.

Driving / working for R&L was a lot of fun for me, drilling is something I knew and every hole was a challenge. The Canadian drill as we called it used 10 3/4" diameter drill steel, each joint being 5' long. Short so it could be maneuvered down hallways in the buildings. Although short they weighed 615lbs each, weight was needed to hold the bit closed since the Rig had no pull down...... bit being a down the hole hammer. Being young and fit as a fiddle I could grab the stems and pick up one end so the wheels could be removed by someone else. Keep in mind that requires being bent over to the floor, lot of back, leg, and arm muscles being used. Took 2 breakout wrenches to break the joints in the steel, 1 hooked to a hydraulic cylinder, and the other laying loose that needed manhandled into place. The loose wrench weighed just over 100lbs, and many times I grabbed it with one hand and walked it out the frame of the drill and thrower it around the steel on the turn table. It was good to be able to do those things and I sure miss the ability doing it!! Now days I have much appreciation in a farm tractor with a pig pole lol.
Men.... use a machine when you can, and never turn down a helping hand when it's offered. We break down eventually and get older quicker than you can imagine.
There's only ONE YOU, take care of yourselves and be safe out there.

 

I’ve gotta get to getten but I wanna touch on this later.

 

Then there is that Rutless guy I've met on here too. Kinda a bad ###!

 

chain pay?
There was this thread where people got into an argument over chain pay. Don’t bother reading the whole thing, just the opening post. I’ve always been of the mindset to do the job, get done, and reward myself with food and drink at the end of the day. I’ve only chained for snow once. But I have chained for slick hardpack many times. Did I get paid for it?

You can always spot people who have never done anything difficult in life. If I agreed to take a load to Hell, you can bet your bottom dollar that I will return.

Can you imagine someone signing up to pull OSOW and wanting to get paid for putting oversized banners on and reading permits? If I agree to do a job, that job will be done. No slacking allowed. No worries for the office people. It’s as good as done.

@stwik, write this down:
The Driver’s Agenda. Get Paid. Get Home Safely.

That’s your responsibility. Any company that you drive for will have their own agenda that may or may not coincide with the Driver’s Agenda. They have their stupid company policies, idling policies, detention policies, etc. Never forget whose responsibility it is to insure that you get paid and get home safely.

Six back quiet.

 

Hahaha

 

Looking forward to it!

 

You know once or twice I F-ed up and didn't charge enough. Not on purpose mind you. What did I do. I hauled the load as agreed. It was my fault and it cost me. But it was my fault and only my fault. Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is looking.